Pendatyo-U-Tiv Congratulates Gov. Alia On His Victory In APC Gubernatorial Primary Election

...Says the second coming of Alia; the foundation for final redemption of Benue State 

By Terfa Naswem 

Pendatyo-U-Tiv, Rt. Hon. Chief (Mrs) Dorothy Mato  congratulates the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia on his victory in the APC gubernatorial primary election held yesterday across Benue State.

She said the plentitude of love and support displayed by the people of Benue for him is a magnificent reflection of his assiduous and non-callous governance for the common good.

Acknowledging Gov. Alia's disparate leadership methodology, says such methodology in his second coming in 2027 will orchestrate the foundation for the final redemption of Benue State where most of the deplorable areas will be revived and the hopes of the people rekindled for more prospects, and creating a paradigm for his successors to follow to take Benue State to the realm of unprecedented development.

She said as the supporters of Gov. Alia were ebullient and happy upon hearing the final result, they should always be in equanimity when opposition elements provoke them; they should mobilize as many voters as possible to vote for Gov. Alia in 2027 gubernatorial election as winning the primary election is just the beginning and not the end yet.

NDC Screening: Time to Guard Against Internal Sabotage

By our reporter 

Concerns are mounting among NDC aspirants that some individuals within the National Working Committee are exploiting the screening process for personal gain. Demanding payments and favors in exchange for favorable treatment risks turning the exercise into a cash-and-carry affair, sidelining credible candidates and damaging the party’s credibility ahead of 2027.

There are also allegations that certain elements are trying to hijack placements to fix Igbos into every possible space. While inclusivity matters, any attempt to ethnicize party positions will only deepen divisions and weaken the NDC’s national appeal.

Commendation is due to H.E. Seriake Dickson for the leadership shown in nominating H.E. Sen. Sam Egwu as Screening Committee Chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress. The move has restored confidence among aspirants that the party can run a credible and fair process, especially now that H.E Peter Obi has been cleared as the party’s sole presidential aspirant.

But confidence alone isn’t enough. The party must stay vigilant. Without strong oversight and a safe channel for reporting misconduct, the bad eggs within the leadership could still rubbish the process with corruption and bias.

The screening process will set the tone for party unity going into 2027. Protecting it from internal exploitation is non-negotiable.

Gov. Alia Is Antithesis To Underdevelopment, Assiduous In The Transformation Of Benue State

... He is following the footsteps of Nelson Rockefeller 

By Terfa Naswem 

The Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia has the concomitant of people-oriented leadership which his probity and prudence have taken him to the realm of unprecedented development for Benue State.

He upholds the development philosophy of one of the best governors in the United States, Nelson Rockefeller who served as the 49th Governor of New York for nearly 15 years, from January 1, 1959, to December 18, 1973. A Republican, he was elected to four terms and resigned just before the end of his final term to focus on national policy commission work before becoming Vice President. His development philosophy focused on economic growth, job creation, and policy innovation to address local needs of New Yorkers. Gov. Alia is doing the same to address the local needs of the people of Benue State through his infrastructure development and rural community development initiatives. Just like Nelson, Alia has typically prioritized public-private partnerships, infrastructure investment, and education to enhance state competitiveness, while navigating federal-state relations and political accountability.

The deplorable state of Benue was the major reason Gov. Alia contested the gubernatorial election in 2023 to bring his transformative reforms in repositioning Benue State for the common good.

The cupidity of past governors of Benue orchestrated the unacceptable level of underdevelopment in the state. With Gov. Alia on board, his dogmatism, reverence, dislike for abysmal and amorphous leadership and tenacity are transforming Benue in infrastructure development and other aspects.

His people-oriented governance has instilled hope in the people of Benue and dispelled ambivalent feelings about the redemption of the state by eliciting unending happiness from their heart, going to bed every night with joy that the Messiah of Benue State has finally come after many years of waiting.

Gov. Alia's transformative impact has rekindled the hope of the people of Benue State who believe that Benue, sooner than later, will become one of the most developed states in Nigeria by the time Alia completes his second term in 2031.